Emergency Management Radio Operators Group (EMROG)Mission Statement
Primary: Provide Amateur Radio communications to our served agencies when all other electronic mechanisms fail. Our primary served agency is the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management. We also serve several hospitals and municipalities in Fort Bend County. Amateur Radio communications can be internal to Fort Bend County or between the Fort Bend, another county, or the State of Texas.
Secondary: Provides Amateur Radio communication among EMROG Skywarn storm spotters, the National Weather Service in League City, the Fort Bend Office of Emergency Management, or by telephone relay the Fort Bend Sheriff's Department.
Requirements
To join the Emergency Management Radio Operators Group (EMROG), visit the FBC EMROG Credentialing Requirements page.
Email
The group's intake email is FBCEMROG@gmail.com. Email is checked several time a week, but not daily.
Net Operations
A weekly net is held every Monday Night at 7:30 PM, except for the Third Monday of each month. More information can be found on the FBC EMROG Net Operations page. This net is often cancelled on holidays or other special occassions.
Fort Bend Office of Emergency Managements sponsors three repeaters for emergency service use:
2 Meter Vocal (primary): 145.490 MHz,PL=123.0 Hz, Negative Offset
2 Meter Vocal (secondary): 145.490 MHz, PL=203.5 Hz, Negative Offset (DOWN FOR REPAIR)
2 Meter Digital: 145.050 MHz (KD5HAL-5 and KD5HAL-10)
70cm Vocal: 444.525 MHZ, PL=123.0 Hz, Positive Offset
Schedule Activities
EMROG Training Nets: Monday Night at 7:30 PM (except for Third Monday): 145.490 MHz, negative offset, PL 123.0 Hz.
EMROG Physical Meeting (The Eye-Ball) at EOC: Third Monday of each month (usually): 7:30 PM at the Fort Bend Office of Emergency Management; 307 Fort Street, Richmond, TX. Talk in on 145.49 repeater (repeater information above).
December 28th, 2015: 4th MONDAY Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
January 18th, 2016: CANCELLED MLK Holliday
February 15th, 2016: CANCELLED Presidents' Day
March 21th, 2016: Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
April 18th, 2016: CANCELLED Severe Weather
May 16th, 2016: Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
June 20th, 2016: CANCELLED
July 18th, 2016: Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
August 15th, 2016: Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
September 19th, 2016: Eyeball Meeting, 7:30pm, Enter West Door
October 17th, 2016: CANCELLED
November 21th, 2016: CANCELLED
December 19th, 2016: CANCELLED
EMROG Work Days: These are used to maintain and improve Amateur Radio Communication infrastructure. They are usually scheduled for the first Saturday following the "eye-ball" meeting on the Third-Monday. Currently envisioned work days are listed below. Breakfast is usually provided for those who notify in advance that they intend to attend.
January 23rd, 2016: CANCELLED
February 20th, 2016: CANCELLED
March 26th, 2016: CANCELLED
April 23rd, 2016: CANCELLED
May 21th, 2016: CANCELLED
June 25th, 2016: CANCELLED
July 23rd, 2016: CANCELLED
August 20th, 2016: CANCELLED
September 24th, 2016: CANCELLED
October 22nd, 2016: CANCELLED
November 26th, 2016: CANCELLED
December 24th, 2016: CANCELLED
About Skywarn
Skywarn in Fort Bend County is a cooperative among the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), National Weather Service (NWS). For more information, visit the FBC EMROG SKYWARN page.
Member Log-In Links
Web EOC
Useful Web Information Links
FEMA ISC Forms
National Weather
Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
National SKYWARN Home Page
NWS: Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Local Weather
NWS Houston/Galveston Fire Weather Page
NWS Fort Bend County TX: Watches, Warnings, Advisories
NWS Harris County TX: Watches, Warnings, Advisories
NWS Storm Prediction Center
City of Sugar Land: Interactive Rainfall Map
Harris County Rain Gauge System
USGS Texas Stream Flow Data by County
USGS Texas Stream Flow Data by River
Texas Parks & Wildlife River Flow Gauges, Brazos River
Texas Forest Service Fire Activity
Amateur Radio
Space Weather: NOAA WSA-Enlil Solar Wind Prediction
RMS Station Up Times (South Texas)
Houston Area Amateur License Training
Anderson Power Pole Connector Construction
Harris County ARES
SE Texas Public Service Events
Homeland Security:National Protection Framework
RSS Information
NWS: Tutorial on RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
http://www.fbcoem.org/go/feed/1528/dt/30327/atom10/FBC Office of Emergency Management2015-07-31T18:09:19ZEMROG Notification

Just a note to let everyone know that the Regional Communications Unit (RCU) will be out of service for the next few months. It was taken to Boerne Texas to be upgraded. As soon as it returns, I would like the opportunity to show it to all of you. Call me if you have any questions.